September 16, 2025 — University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USANew research published in PLOS Biology reveals that several genetic variants associated with social behavior in honey bees are located within genes previously linked to social behavior in humans. According to Ian Traniello and colleagues, these findings point to ancient molecular roots of social behavior that have been conserved across species. Understanding Individual Differences in Sociability In social species, individuals display varying levels of sociability — some are highly connected and…
Government initiatives encourage women into what has been regarded as a tough, heavy and dirty profession, but they are often turned off by the teaching and…
At the same time, more than half dismiss these subjects as completely unscientific. This is according to a new opinion study from the Swedish organisation…
The study involved a survey of national and local politicians, an analysis of science-related material in political party magazines and those of their youth…
The study analysed patterns of media use in Norway, Germany and Austria, on the basis of a sample population of 24,468 persons aged between 12 and 74. The data…
The ground-breaking research may also explain Unexplained Underperformance Syndrome (UPS) – the phenomena where very fit and mentally prepared athletes perform…
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced today the initiation of the first study of its kind designed to compare the immunogenicity of its cervical cancer…
Microarrays are a tool used to study gene expression. Researchers can study thousands of genes at a time, all on a single glass slide. In oncology, scientists…
Last month, New York City outlawed the use of partially hydrogenated oils, known as trans fats, in restaurants, a ban now under consideration in other cities,…
The researchers carried out their study in order to try to answer a long-standing question for economists and medical researchers as to whether social status…
The study follows the recent completion of the largest ever scientific study of the health effects of conventional and 3G mobile phone masts, carried out at…
A new study at the University of Illinois attempts to understand the differences in how rural and urban citizens across the US respond to disaster. Preliminary…
A new imaging study shows that when we learn a new action with associated sounds, the brain quickly makes links between regions responsible for performing the…
In one city in southwestern Ohio , researchers found that 71 percent of lost dogs were found, compared to just 53 percent of lost cats.More than a third of the…
The study involved the review of hospital discharge data from 657,877 patients who had been admitted to U.S. hospitals for carotid endarterectomy or coronary…
Benzodiazepine use was not shown to be associated with hip fractures after all, according to a new study from the Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention…
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that causes an estimated 2 million deaths each year. The majority of those deaths occur in developing countries,…
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